Patents by Inventor Masateru Tanaka

Masateru Tanaka has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7017475
    Abstract: A soy milk coagulating device includes: a coagulation vessel with an internal volume of 1,000 cc or less; two electrode plates facing each other to form a pair in the vessel; and a power feed controlling mechanism for controlling electricity fed to the electrode plates, and in the soy milk coagulating device, the power feed controlling mechanism is composed of: a tofu control system which is provided to heat soy milk to a set temperature at an average heating rate of equal to or less than 8° C. per minute, or at an average heating rate of more than 8° C. per minute and equal to or less than 15° C. per minute, and to keep the soy milk at the temperature for at least 5 minutes; a yuba control system; and switching unit which is provided to switch between the two control systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignees: School Juridical Person of Fukuoka Kogyo Daigaku, Yuugengaisya Tanaka Chinmi
    Inventors: Kou Moriyama, Kouji Nemoto, Masateru Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20040107840
    Abstract: A soy milk coagulating device includes: a coagulation vessel with an internal volume of 1,000 cc or less; two electrode plates facing each other to form a pair in the vessel; and a power feed controlling mechanism for controlling electricity fed to the electrode plates, and in the soy milk coagulating device, the power feed controlling mechanism is composed of: a tofu control system which is provided to heat soy milk to a set temperature at an average heating rate of equal to or less than 8° C. per minute, or at an average heating rate of more than 8° C. per minute and equal to or less than 15° C. per minute, and to keep the soy milk at the temperature for at least 5 minutes; a yuba control system; and switching unit which is provided to switch between the two control systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Applicants: School Juridical Person of Fukuoka Kogyo Kaigaku, Yuugengaisya Tanaka Chinmi
    Inventors: Kou Moriyama, Kouji Nemoto, Masateru Tanaka